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Largest global bird flu outbreak ‘in history’ shows no sign of slowing

A highly contagious and lethal strain of bird flu has killed millions of wild and farmed birdlife in the past year. As global infections show little sign of slowing down, scientists, wildlife protectors and legislators are looking for new solutions to a global pandemic.

France 24

‘Pandemic potential’: bird flu outbreaks fuelling chance of human spillover

Experts say record waves of avian influenza have been setting off alarms, with fears virus could adapt to spread among people

The Guardian - UK

Soaring egg prices put pressure on consumers and businesses

Chickens may not be able to fly very far, but the price of eggs is soaring

The Independent UK

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$7 a dozen? Why California eggs are so expensive — and increasingly hard to find

LOS ANGELES — Golden State shoppers are shelling out extreme prices for eggs, amid an outbreak of bird flu that has killed millions of hens and left local grocers struggling to stock cartons that comply with California law.

Los Angeles Times

East Lothian locals issued with urgent advice after bird flu outbreak confirmed

Issuing a message to those in the area on social media on Friday (January 6), officials in East Lothian said a number of birds had been affected locally by the disease.

Edinburgh Live

Food and agriculture stories for 2023

There’s a great need for change, change that large institutions will likely fight

Salon

'Devastating year' for Northumberland's birds as weather extremes challenged wildlife in 2022

Extreme weather threatened wildlife across the UK, whilst Northumberland had a "devastating year" due to bird flu in the National Trust's annual review of the year

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Niger reports severe bird flu among poultry, says WOAH

Niger has reported the highly contagious H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, among poultry in a village in the south of the country, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Bird flu detected among Islay's significant geese population

BIRD flu has been detected amongst an internationally important population of geese on a Scottish island.

The National (Scotland)

Urgent warning to dog walkers after bird flu outbreak

"People should still keep dogs on leads and not touch sick or dead wild birds"

Manchester Evening News

Europe in midst of worst ever bird flu outbreak, authorities warn

Europe is enduring the most devastating bird flu season in its history, with some 50 million birds slaughtered on affected farms, European health authorities say.

Radio France Internationale

NI's chief vet warns bird flu 'doesn't take a break for Christmas'

All poultry keepers are required by law to keep their birds inside

Belfast Live

Hungary reports H5N1 bird flu at turkey farm

Hungary has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus at a turkey farm, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nebih) said on Tuesday.

Reuters

One hundred swans and geese dead as bird flu rages in London’s parks

His Majesty’s Warden of the Swans called it “unprecedented”

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Pet psychic predicts bird flu and a kangaroo pox outbreak in 2023

Samantha Milns also says mice, butterflies and seals will enjoy a bountiful summer

Evening Standard

Three arrested after protesters scale DEFRA building in central London

Three people have been arrested after animal rights protesters scaled the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) building in central London, on Thursday morning, as they sought to draw attention to the bird flu crisis and intensive farming practices.

The Guardian - UK

Fresh turkey prices rise 45% after shortages from bird flu outbreak

Choice of fresh turkey more limited after 1.6m birds died or were culled this year

The Independent UK

Latest Iowa bird flu cases push December total near 700,000

Four new cases of bird flu at Iowa turkey farms in the past few days will push the number of birds slaughtered nationwide this month to limit the spread of the virus up to nearly 700,000

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The Guardian - UK

Avian flu has led to the killing of 140m farmed birds since last October

Culls and compensation have cost hundreds of millions of pounds in the US, UK and Europe, with current outbreak predicted to worsen

Radio France Internationale

French foie gras prices soar as bird flu gives festive season the shivers

The French delicacy foie gras is in short supply – and prices per kilo are skyrocketing – as the festive season approaches.

Daily Mirror

UK 'sleepwalking' into food supply crisis as farmers warn of fruit and veg shortages

Supermarkets have been forced to ration eggs after poultry farmers were hit by the double whammy of bird flu and rising costs - and fruit and veg could be next, farming bosses have warned

Daily Mirror

Supermarkets to sell frozen turkeys as fresh - as UK faces 'big shortages'

Supermarkets will be selling frozen turkeys as fresh until the end of the year to ensure families won't go without a turkey this Christmas - as 600,000 birds have died as a result of bird flu

The Independent UK

Pelicans dying as bird flu outbreak spreads to Venezuela

An outbreak of bird flu in pelicans has spread from Peru and Ecuador to Venezuela

The Independent UK

British producers urge shoppers not to buy frozen turkeys for Christmas

Consumers have been warned of a ‘big, big shortage’ of British free range turkeys

The Guardian - UK

Don’t buy frozen turkeys for Christmas, say British producers of free range birds

Small farmers say reports of ‘shortage’ are driving customers to grab mass-produced poultry from supermarket freezer cabinets

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